Dr Anton van Dellen represents Ricky Waumsley, the partner of Daniel Whitworth who was murdered in Barking. The inquest is being held at Barking Town Hall before HHJ Sarah Munro QC sitting as Assistant Coroner for East London. The inquests will also consider the deaths of three other young [...]
Having previously been Junior Bar Auditor, Dr Anton van Dellen has been appointed as Senior Bar Auditor for Inner Temple. The role involves sitting on the Finance Sub-Committee of Inner Temple scrutinising departmental budgets and financial planning. Anton has previously held senior management positions in the NHS. Anton also [...]
Dr Anton van Dellen represented Corrie's father, Martin McKeague, in a hearing before HM Senior Coroner Nigel Parsley in Ipswich. Following a submissions made by Anton, the Coroner has permitted inspection of the disciplinary records of Martyn Thompson, the Biffa refuse truck driver. The inquest is listed to be [...]
The Legal 500 has listed Dr Anton van Dellen in both the Defamation and Privacy category and the Inquests and Inquiries category. The Legal 500 references refer to Anton as 'A tenacious advocate who fearlessly advances his client's case' and 'A very powerful advocate - he is not afraid to [...]
The government has announced that it will progress legislation removing the means test for bereaved families applying for legal aid through the exceptional case funding (ECF) scheme. The government also proposes to provide non-means tested legal help in relation to an inquest where exceptional case funding has been granted [...]
Professor Andrew Harris, HM Senior Coroner for Inner South London, will present a webinar on Detention Deaths on 23 September 2021. Detention deaths are very frequently Article 2 inquests conducted with a jury. Anton is HM Assistant Coroner for West London and a Member of the Faculty of Forensic & [...]
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has now given notice that it will press on with 129 fee increases, saying there was a strong justification for the proposals. The MoJ states that the proposed increases reflect historic inflation and are therefore not an increase in real terms. The new fees and fee [...]
Dr Anton van Dellen has published an article on expert witness short reports together with Mr Hugh Whitfield, a consultant urologist, in the Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. At the outset of an alleged medical negligence case, it is common for medical expert witnesses to [...]
Dr Anton van Dellen gave a talk about the Defamation Act 2013 and subsequent case law to the Cyprus Bar. The talk covered the move towards greater freedom of expression in the Act, the various ways in which the Act had changed the law and how courts had subsequently [...]
18 August 2021 Dr Anton van Dellen represented the family at a hearing at Buckinghamshire Coroner's Court before HM Senior Coroner Crispin Butler into the death of a pedestrian killed when she was hit by a police car. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) also attended the hearing, as [...]